Pierre Spengler (born 5 June 1947) is a French film producer. He initiated the first three ''Superman'' films starring

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and produced them with

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and

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Overview

Pierre Spengler started in the movie industry in 1964. After being a producer in the Salkind Organisation from 1972 to 1985, he became an independent producer in 1986. He was also a consultant on the 1984 movie ''

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''. In 2004, he acquired French publishing house

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in order to develop their properties in movies.

Filmography

* (1972) ''

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'' (executive in charge of production) * (1973) ''

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'' (executive in charge of production) * (1974) '' The Four Musketeers'' (producer) * (1976) '' The Twist'' (producer) * (1977) ''

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'' (producer) * (1978) '' Superman'' (producer) * (1980) ''

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'' (producer) * (1983) ''

Superman III ''Superman III'' is a 1983 superhero film directed by Richard Lester from a screenplay by David Newman and Leslie Newman based on the DC Comics character Superman. It is the third installment in the ''Superman'' film series and a sequel to '' S ...

'' (producer) * (1985) '' Santa Claus: The Movie'' (producer) * (1989) ''

The Return of the Musketeers ''The Return of the Musketeers'' is a 1989 film adaptation loosely based on the novel '' Twenty Years After'' (1845) by Alexandre Dumas. It is the third Musketeers film directed by Richard Lester, following 1973's '' The Three Musketeers'' a ...

'' (producer) * (1990) ''

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'' (executive producer, uncredited) * (1995) '' Underground'' (executive producer) * (2005) '' Unleashed'' (co-producer) * (2006) '' Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut'' (producer)

External links

* Interviews
(in French) A July 2006 interview with Pierre Spengler
– discuss the Superman movies and the Humanoïdes Associés buyout
(in English) The same July 2006 interview
–

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